The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-21
CHILDREN'S DAY ATTHE FAIR
Thousands of Little People See the Show
and Have Things Their Own Way.
Awards Of Premiums on Fine Stock-Who
the Successful Exhibitors Are-Result
of the Races Yesterday.

the State fair yesterday. There were SO many
of them that the hundreds and hundreds Of the
older folks were lost in the multitude of the
bright-eyed and scurrying youngsters of all
classes and conditions who swarmed in the main
building and could be counted by the thousands
anywhere on the grounds. If one went through
the stock pens IL was to pick his way among
children. At the race course no spectators were
mora enthusiastic. and down in the machinery
quarter the chatter from many and many little
tongues could be heard. Here, there, every
where the little folks had their way. Their
presence gave the fair it's novel feature. and it
would be hard to find one who did not enjoy IL.
81 have seen children and children" said fol-
lower of fairs, "but the crowd of them to-day
beats the record And what is more to the pur-
pose, they are the best behaved children ever
yaw," and then he changed his tone
to crying his wares placing stress upon the
GOODNESS Of his lemonade and the sweetness OF
his mik-shake. The youngsters came early in
the day and thousands Of them the last
gate closed at night leaving the managers OF
the fair satisfied with tho return for their liber-
slity for, as one Of them said, 1--WE never
started off with Tuesday more auspicously.
The attendance at this sime Of the week has
mover been larger"
1t was down in the hog pens that a comforta-
BILE looking old farmer stood admiring fine
brute. He turned away with the remark, For
years and years have attended fairs
hibitior. I have nothing here now, for am
getting too old. The pains of age are beginning
to tell On me, but Ill swear have never seen a
better show Of stock" This was the general
comment Exhibiting the draft horses, hogs
and sheep before the judges was of the special
features of the day. 1t began with the horses.
and among them were magnificent specimens,
particularly of the French draft class. Into this
show the Marion county importers came with
decided advantage for winning several Of the
premiums, as the countys horsemen like Bridg-
land & Barry. A. G. Remy and NJ. L. Hare,
have excellent stables. The first named has al
ready carried off several prizes noted in the
awards in rhe French draft class. There
sixty-three entries, and for stations, four years
old. the first premium awarded to Smith
Gaines, of Muncie, and the second to J. w. Me-
Mana, OF Sugar Creek. For three-y old, The
Wabash Importing Company got the frat. and
the Dillon Brothers. OF Normal, Ill. the second
prize. For two-yearold, Bridgland 81 Barry,
Of Marion county, carried off the first,
and the Wabash Importing Company
the second prize. For the oneyear old the Dill
lon Brothers took first and Bridglani g. Barry
took the second premiums. For those under
one year the Dillon Brothers were awarded
both premiums. They also got both for four
year-old mares. For three-year-olds OF this class
Bridgland 81 Barry were given the first
premium and the Dillon Brothers the second
For two and one-year-old the Dillon Brothers
got FIRST and Bridgand Sc Barry the second
premiums For mare colts the prizes went to
the same exhibitors. except in reversed order.
, An exhibition of Holstein cattle was given in
hthe afternoon, but in this department the judges
Twin have close work to do, for there never was,
fnccording to farmer whose opinion is worth
something better display Of fine bred cattle at
an Indiana fair. This m ans preferences are de-
voted to short-horps but q had good word to
say for the Herefords, the Jerseys and the Dew
onshires. in all OF which breeds there
splendid representa- ions. He could not recover
from his prejudices, though, and found relief
only in qualifying his admiration for the cattle
thai were not short-horns. Finally, he came to
a pen filled with milk cows when he eased his
conscience by saying: Its shame to bring
such animals as those here. whore there
many fines ones, but suppose the lot is for
sale, and the owner Is not working Tor
premium. / am glad they not short-horns,
for the show in that class is very extra. But
the Devonshires come up finely, as do the Jerseys
and the Herefords. Well, it is an excellent show
all round. so my prejudices will not amount TO
much here"
The judges have finished part of their work on
hogs by awarding the following prizes for the
Suffolk. Essex and their crosses. In this class
Alva =. Green, of Winchester, carried off all the
prizes from that for two-y ear- olds down to the
premium offered for the best collection of five
shoats There was better competition with the
Berkshires the premiums for which were
awarded as follows: For boars two years old, II.
w. Butler, Atlanta, first, and j. nj. 81 O. p.
Walcott. Conover, o.. second; one year old, !.
M. s. 0. P. Walcott, first; under twelve and
over ak months, James Riley, Thorntown, first,
and Heck 81 Baker. Waldron, second; under six
months, W. A. Maze. Sharpsvile, first, and j.
N. Barker, second; for shoats under six mouths,
II NJ rkAr HrRf mn G. ALI
second; for sows two years old, ANDY W. Martin
Muncie first, and ]. Nj. 81 o. =. Wacott, SEQ
ond; one year old, Heck g. Baker. first, and l.
nj. 81 o. =. Walcott. second; under twelve and
over six months Heck & Baker, first, and /. NJ
n .. z. Walcott second; under six months, j.
N. Barker. first and second for SOW with not
less than FIVE sucking pigs, James Riley got the
FIRST aud the Walcotts second.
The premiums awarded for American, Span
ish and French merino sheep were: Buck.
years old and over, Cook e. Morse. West Mans
field, o., first. and j. w. Pollock, Cedarvile O..
second; year old, j. W. Pollock, FIRST and
Uriah Privitt 81 Brothers. Greensburg, second;
a. Morse, second For ewes the awards were
made to j. w. Pollock and Cook g. Morse who
took first and second respectively, except for
ewes under one year, on which the first prize
went TO Cook % Morse and the second to Pol
lock.
The general Judgment that the fair is better
than ever before applies as well specifically to
the exhibition OF ponltry At this season of the
the year it is regarded by the poultry fanciers
difficult to get n poultry collection that will dis
play the highest points of excellence, but it ia
the disinterested opinion Of one whose word
goes tor n great deal in this respect that this
year the poultry exhibition OF high bred chick
ems, turkeys and geese would be hard to excel in
the best winter show 1t ia noticeable too. that
they come mostly from Indiana breeders. There
are few coops from other States but to
number and quality Indiana has the best of it,
as the early display of few prize ribbons indi-
Gates One OF the judges in this department.
VINO, with his colleagues had been busy most of
the day, said that ordinarily the task of award
Ing the poultry premiums was an easy one but
now there was so much to DO that il would re-
quire possibly two days to get through.
The Varieties too, are numerous the absence of
only few popular strains being noted.
Conaderahle interest, zoo, is manifested in
able, sufficiently TO divide the attention OF
ladies and children. who at all times Yesterday
could be found In crowds about the coops and